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{{short description|Spanish painter}}
'''Ángel Mateo Charris'''  known as '''Charris''' (born 1962 in [[Cartagena, Spain|Cartagena]], [[Region of Murcia|Murcia]]) is a Spanish painter. His work is included in the figurative line that has been called "neometaphysical" to which other artists of his generation belong such as Gonzalo Sicre, Joel Mestre, Dis Berlin and others.
== Biography ==
[[File:01 PERSIANA.jpg|thumb|right | Brochure presenting Bambara Cartagena Gallery]]
Charris was born in Cartagena on May 10, 1962, and graduated from the San Carlos Fine Arts College (Valencia) in 1985. During the 80s he participated  in various collective exhibitions. In 1988 he first travels to [[New York City|New York]], getting in contact with the paintings of [[Edward Hopper]] and the artists of the [[Hudson River School]]. In 1989 he was awarded the Young Photographers National Competition from the Spanish Youth Institute.
In 1997, with Gonzalo Sicre, he edited the book "In the Footsteps of Hopper". In 1999, the [[Institut Valencià d'Art Modern|IVAM]] dedicates a major exhibition to him in its Centro del Carmen.
== Works ==
Charris' style is heavily influenced by comics, [[pop art]], comic visual language, [[Film noir|noir cinema]], and certain classical authors, among them and especially, [[Edward Hopper]]. In his works, it is also very common to see references to art history, as well as certain literary links. His works are also characterized by constant references to the History of Art and approaches to postmodernism. His work references Spilliaert, Ruscha, Rothko, Morandi, and De Chirico; he demonstrably has a preference for travel literature.
His work is in collections such as Fundación Argentaria, Coca-Cola Foundation, Bancaixa Collection, Collection Testimoni La Caixa, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, the IVAM, Artium of Vitoria and others.
==Major exhibitions==
The most important monographic exhibitions that have been made about his work are:
* 'Who's afraid of the Turner Prize'. T20 Gallery. Murcia. May 2010 <ref>Ángel Mateo Charris: "It was like giving my body to the spirits of others". [http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/v/20100525/cultura/sido-como-ceder-cuerpo-20100525.html La Verdad, May 25, 2010]</ref>
==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.charris.es Charris website]
*[http://www.mynameslolita.com Gallery My Name's Lolita Art]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120331060416/http://www.spend-in.com/arte.aspx?IdArticulo=1314 Article in the Spend-in magazine]
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